Vale Tony Parker

Tony Parker is being remembered as an iconic breeder, owner and veterinarian surgeon.

Together with wife Anne, the Parker's Tardina Stud was involved in the breeding industry for around 45 years and while they will be forever associated with the deeds of champions like Auckland Reactor, who won his first 17 races in a row, Tony Parker's life was so much more than that.

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